Fishhook extractor



July 14, 1942. H. R. FORD I l y2,289,767

` FISHHOOK EXTRAGTOR Filed Apri1`24, 1941 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented July 14, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y x 2,289,161 l' FISHHOOK EXTRACTOR Henry R. Ford, South Jacksonville, Ela. Application April 24, 1941, 'Serial No. 390,179

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a iish hook extractor and has for an object to provide a device which will facilitate the easy removal of a hook that has been swallowed and that is far down in the shs throat.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will facilitate the removal of a fish hook without the use of the hands touching undesirable fish, such as cat fish, toad fish, eels and the like, the slime of which is very injurious to iishermens eyes when the eyes are rubbed alter handling such undesirable fish.A

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be formed of a few strong. simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order. Y

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanyingv drawing forming a part of this specication: l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a iish hook extractor constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the device applied to remove a deeply swallowed fish hook.

Figure 2 is' a perspective view of the device applied t remove the fish hook from an undesirable fish without handling the fish.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the fish hook extracto Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts l in the various views, the fish hook extractor is formed from a single length of steel wire formed into an elongated loop handle Ilat one of its ends and including a straight shank portion II, the forward end of the shank portion being bent back upon itself, as shown at I2, and terminally bent inwardly at a right angle toward the shank portion, and terminating short of the shank portion. as shown at Il, to form an open loop I5.` On the forward end of the loop, that is, at the bight thereof, a pair of curved prongs I6 are mounted by welding or other means to provide an extracting fork, theuseof which is best illustrated in Figure 1. When a fish hook 4i'I has been swallowed deeply by the fish, the

prongs I8 are placed astride ofthe fish line I8 and then slid into the mouth of the fish until the prongs straddle the curved portion of the fish hook back of the 4barb I9. Further pressure of the device against the fish hook, while the fish line is held taut, will effectively dislodge the fish hook.

Another use of the device is shown in Figure 2 for extracting a fish hook from objectionable fish which are to be returned to the Water without handling. In this use of the device, the fish line IU is grasped in the left hand and held taut and then the open loop is slipped down upon the sh line until the fish hook is received in the bight 20 of the open loop Il in rear of the barb I9. With the hands of the operator spread apart. the fish is rotated on the line and on the device as an axis of rotation toward the fisherman and then swung up and forwardly over the fish line with a flipping action which dislodges the hook from the vnsh and throws the fish away from the fisherman.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andl operation of the invention will be fully `understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

A fish hook extractor comprising an elongated loop handle, a straight shank extending from the handle, the forward end of the shank being bent back upon itself then terminally bent inwardly at a right angle toward the shank and terminating short of the shank to form an open loop on the end of the shank adapted to receive a nsh line and guide the loop into engagement with a fish hook back of the barb of the hook, said open loop being provided at the forward end with a pair of diverging prongs adapted to straddle a fish hook and dislodge the nah hook when rectilinear pressure is applied to the handle, said open loop being adapted to form part of an axis hook.

HENRY R. FORD. 

